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Vestas Wind Systems

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Vestas Wind Systems reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,425 total reviews)

Henrik Andersen

73% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Vestas Wind Systems has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,425 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vestas Wind Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energie, Bergbau, Versorgungswirtschaft industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Dec 5, 2013

Great work environment, fostering new thinking.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Culture is good and encourages new thinking, innovative ideas are encouraged. Remuneration is good and slightly above industry standards.

Cons

Management is not stable on the business model. Many changes done to the product life-cycle and value chain. This results in instability of business and impacts the balance sheet. Many lay-off and repeated retrenchment cycles have been done in recent years (2010-2013).

3.0
Nov 26, 2013

Fallen angel

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good work environment and atmosphere

Cons

Hit by market decline and still sliding down

2.0
Nov 16, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. By far the best benefits you will find anywhere: health insurance is covered 100%, you start with 4 (yes, four) weeks vacation, paid sick leave, 401k matching, and the list goes on. 2.The company seems to truly care about the well-being of its employees (as long as you don't get laid off). 3. Working for a green energy company with a fantastic, market-leading product. 4. Great work environment: friendly employees and lots of free coffee and snacks.

Cons

1. Before you work at Vestas, you have to first understand that energy (and especially wind energy) is a very cyclical market. This means that the slightest downturn in the market could easily mean layoffs or have other negative consequences. 2. The company's management seems to make quick, rash decisions that usually aren't the best decisions and have long-lasting negative consequences. 3. There is very little planning for big, important decisions/projects and too much planning for small, not so important decisions/projects. 4. If the wind market turns down again, expect many layoffs and even closures of entire facilities just like in 2012 when the wind industry almost died in the U.S. because the government didn't pass the PTC's (Production Tax Credits) in time. 5. This is very important: be extremely careful if you are relocating to work for Vestas. During the downturn in 2011/2012, Vestas laid off many people that had relocated only a few months earlier. Employees were laid off that had moved their entire families (new schools for kids, new homes, etc.) across the country to Vestas offices/facilities in Colorado and Oregon. If anyone is considering a relocation to work for Vestas, be sure to negotiate a good severance package (at least 6-12 months salary) especially if you have a family. The lack of strategic long-term planning for this specific issue was unbelievable and borderline unethical.

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